Aerial View of Quonset Point

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Dublin Core

Title

Aerial View of Quonset Point

Description

Quonset Point is a small peninsula in Narragansett Bay in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It is contained entirely within the town of North Kingstown. Quonset Point was the location of Naval Air Station Quonset Point, a large United States Navy base. The peninsula is now used for industrial purposes and is partially abandoned. A major industrial tenant is a hull-fabrication and outfitting facility for Electric Boat Corporation.

Creator

Chester Smolski

Date

1979-01-01

Rights

Rhode Island College

Format

Photograph
Photograph

Identifier

5175

Smolski Image Item Type Metadata

Building Style

Marine

Country

United States

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Highway relocation -- Rhode Island -- East Greenwich; Aerial photography in land use -- Rhode Island -- East Greenwich

Region

Rhode Island

Theme

Abandoned property